Waxing · 87.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 14°
Moon age
11.1days
Moon phase on March 17, 1962Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, March 17, 1962, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.5% of its visible face lit, 11.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.5%Illumination at noon UTC
11.1 dMoon age
404,132 km251,116 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (15°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 1962 is on Wednesday, March 21, 1962 at 07:56 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 6, 1962 at 10:31 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, March 13, 1962 | 04:39 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, March 21, 1962 | 07:56 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Saturday, March 17, 1962 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 6, 1962 to the new moon of April 4, 1962, a cycle of 29.38 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1962, or the whole moon calendar 1962.
- The same date one year apart: 1961 · 1963.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.